Martha Karua Claims Ruto Is Plotting To Declare State Of Emergency, Skip Polls: "Hatutamruhusu"
- Martha Karua accused President William Ruto of plotting to create unrest as a cover for a much bigger political manoeuvre
- At a rally in Narok, she claimed the government staged acts of destruction to justify a clampdown on civil freedoms
- Karua warned that arresting a key opposition political figure could provoke national outrage and destabilise the regime
- The PLP leader vowed that any attempt to silence opposition voices would face fierce resistance across the country
Didacus Malowa, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.
Narok - People’s Liberation Party (PLP) leader Martha Karua has sounded the alarm over what she describes as a deliberate plan by President William Ruto to plunge the country into chaos.
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The veteran politician claimed Ruto will then use the unrest as a pretext to declare a state of emergency and derail the 2027 General Election.
How is Ruto allegedly orchestrating state of emergency?
During a charged political rally in Narok on Monday, June 30, Karua accused Ruto of orchestrating acts of violence and destruction, only to blame them on the opposition and justify clamping down on civil liberties.
"The way I see Kasongo continuing, he wants to destroy the country so that he can declare a state of emergency. He has seen that his days are almost over. He is sending goons to burn police stations, destroy government property, then he says it is our supporters doing that," Karua told the crowd, using Ruto’s newfound nickname.
Karua claimed that the government is intentionally vandalising its own property to frame opposition supporters and generate justification for the use of excessive force.
She said this is part of an alleged wider plot to dismantle the Constitution of Kenya and silence political dissent.
"He should know that we will never allow him to violate the Constitution of Kenya and take this country into a state of emergency," she declared.
What will be the consequence of arresting Gachagua?
The former Justice minister further accused the president of targeting former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua.
Karua explained that the former DP is being wrongly linked to the recent wave of youth-led demonstrations.
"They want to say that it is Gachagua who did the demonstrations. Should we allow Kasongo to harass Gachagua? Let us tell him here in Narok, if you touch Gachagua you have touched the whole of Kenya," Karua said.
Karua warned that Ruto’s alleged attempts to isolate and crush opposition figures could lead to a dangerous erosion of Kenya’s democratic space.
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She told the president to expect firm resistance if he moves to detain or harass any opposition leaders.
"If we allow him to touch him, the opposition will end, he will be taking them one by one. If he touches opposition, it means Kenyans will be left without defenders because he will take each one of us. Let us tell him with one voice that if he touches any opposition leader it will not be one term, it will be no term; from one term to no term," Karua warned, suggesting that any such move would collapse Ruto’s presidency before 2027.
Where was Gachagua during the June 25 protests?
Earlier, Gachagua dismissed accusations that he funded or orchestrated the June 25 Gen Z protests.
In a June 27 interview, he confirmed he stayed home all day, watching the events on TV until streams were cut, and he deliberately avoided the protests.
Gachagua emphasised that Gen Z activists asked political leaders to stay away to maintain their independence, and he honoured that request.
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